Meaning Behind Calvin Kattar Nickname ‘The Boston Finisher’

Calvin Kattar‘s UFC run so far has been a mixed bag of emotions. Despite an impressive 23-wins-8-losses record, he’s won almost as much as he’s lost in Dana White‘s promotion. Nevertheless, Kattar’s making his return yet again in the hopes of finally breaking his losing streak that started in January 2022 when he takes on Youssef Zalal at UFC Fight Night 250.

With 13 finishes in his professional MMA career, Calvin Kattar does stand true to his fight moniker of ‘The Boston Finisher’, although it’s not something fans get to hear when Bruce Buffer does his introduction before a fight. But how did the 10th-ranked UFC featherweight get his fight moniker, and why? Here is how the UFC featherweight received his fight moniker, ‘The Boston Finisher’.

Why is Calvin Kattar called ‘The Boston Finisher’?

As Calvin Kattar was getting ready to fight Dan Ige at UFC Fight Island back in July 2020, the New England native talked with the press, explaining how he received his fight moniker. And to everyone’s surprise, was given the fight moniker way back when he was fighting in the local scene. During the interview, Kattar stated, “Yeah, locally, I fought some kid from New York and they want to do the whole Boston, New York thing because it’s real back home.”

It was one of the promoters who, in a bid to sell one of his fights, decided to call him ‘The Boston Finisher’, which is a bit of a surprise. It’s because Calvin Kattar has less than 50 percent finish rate in his MMA career. “I don’t know if you know about it but yeah, so the promoter was just kind of hyping it up; they called me the Boston finisher, and it stopped for a while and been on its way out the door if I hadn’t gotten finished in Boston.”

“So my manager said he said about getting finished with me, they’re going to come to the Boston decision later. So I had some, some wins. And now here we are most finishes in the Featherweight division,” the UFC veteran further added. Moreover, Calvin Kattar isn’t your usual struggling MMA fighter because his background might surprise you as well.

Calvin Kattar’s unknown background

There are many rags-to-riches stories in the UFC, where a fighter, like Alex Pereira, came from nothing to become one of the biggest stars in the promotion. Even if they don’t become a star, they become financially more stable than they were before. But guess what? That is not the case with Calvin Kattar, who came from a rather wealthy background.

In an article from 2017, just after Calvin Katter’s UFC arrival, Forbes revealed that his father, Jamie Kattar, had his own irrigation business, which was doing quite well. His uncle is also a businessman, who owns a golf club. When it comes to Calvin himself, well, he’s not just an MMA fighter but also a promoter of Combat Zone MMA, which he co-owns with his brother, Jameson Kattar.

So money has never been an issue for Calvin Kattar because what matters to him is his legacy inside the Octagon. But do you think that the 36-year-old will manage to live up to his fight moniker of ‘The Boston Finisher’ in his fight against Youssef Zalal? Let us know what you think.